Update, 12:39 p.m. Manila time: President Arroyo is on CNN saying the Pope advised her to break with President Estrada; and rather (unseemly, I might add), seems to be preening over the pope’s being pleased the country is led by a “pious” person. I don’t doubt the President’s personal faith, but I don’t like the tone of her interview with CNN: after showing a tiny bit of independence of the Church on birth control, she’s now saying she’s proud to adhere to, and implement, Church teaching on contraception….